Seal-lock



W. ORB.

(No Model.)

SEAL- 1.001;.

No. 529,945. ,P atented Nov. 27, 1894.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ORB, or COLUMBUS, OHIO.

SEAL-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,945 dated November27, 1894.

' Application filed June 5,1894. Serial No. 512,552. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ORB, of Golumbus, in the county of Franklinand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSeal-Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in seal locks; and it consists inthe particular construction and arrangement of parts which will be fullydescribed hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a seal lock for boxes, cratesand other similar receptacles, consisting of a spring clasp attached toone part of the box, and a plate having an opening for the jaw ofacompressing tool, the said clasp and plate having openings throughwhich a soft metal plug is passed and the same by means of a suitabletool compressed into a head at the opposite side of the clasp and thussecuring them permanently together, and making the impressof any desiredmark upon either the inner and outer or both sides of the said headedplug, whereby the box cannot be opened without destroying the plug.

In the accompanying drawings:-Figure 1. represents a perspective view ofmy invention,'a portion of the box to which it is applied being shown indotted lines. a similar view of a modification. Fig. 3. is a detachedview of the plate shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detached view of theplate shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawings, A indicates the top or lid of the box, and B the sidethereof. 7

In Fig. 1 the front edge of the top of the box is cut away as shown ata, and in the side of this cut away portion a is a recess 12communicating therewith. Secured to .the said top A, within the cut awayportion 0,, is a plate 0 which is doubled upon itself to be U-shaped incross section, the upper portion of the doubled plate beingprovided withan opening D. Secured to the inner side of the side B of the box andextending upward Fig. 2. is'

therefrom, is a plate E, which has its upper end rounded as shown at e,and this plate is made of spring metal so that when the topis forcedinto position the upper bead or enlarged portion of the said plate Ewill spring outward over the edge of the opening D in the plate 0 thusholding the top of the box firmly in position. An opening (1 is made inthe front end of the plate 0, and a corresponding opening is madein thespringclasp E, which registers with the opening d, as clearly shown inthe drawings.

In making a seal a headed rivet is passed through the registeringopenings of the plate and clasp, and by means of a pair of pinchers orequivalent instrument, which has one jaw passed through the opening b inthe plate O, the said rivet is compressed and a head formed at both theouter and inner sides of the plate and clasp thus securing themtogether. If desired the jaws of this instrument may be provided withany letter or other character thus making a seal which will have to bedestroyed before the box can be opened as will be readily understood.

In Fig. 2, I show a slight modificationof this construction, in whichthe plate 0 is of the same construction identically as that in Fig. 1,but the top of the box is not provided with a cut out portion a for thereason that in this instance the clasp or spring plate E is secured tothe outer side of the boxinstead of its inner side, and the upper beador enlarged portion of the said spring plate extends inward instead ofoutward and catches over the upper edge of the opening (1 in the plate Gas will be clearly seen. A metal pin or rivet is fastened through theregistering openingsof the plate and clasp the same as in Fig. 1 andcompressed to form a head on its opposite end in the same manner thusforming a secure seal. 1

While I here show the clasp E as formed of a plate rigidly attached andforming a spring clasp, I do not limit myself to this construction for ahinge clasp may be used in its place, without departing from the spiritof my invention which consists in providing the plate with an openingthrough which the jaw of the compressing instrument passes, and theclasp and plate with registering openings to receive a rivet to beheaded as a rivet passing through thesaid registering 20 beforedescribed. openings, substantially as described.

While I here show the plate 0 attached to 2. A seal lock comprising aplate doubled the top of the box, and the clasp attached to upon itselfin cross section and secured to the body of the box, it will be readilyunderone member of the box, one doubled portion stood that this may bereversed by attaching of the said plate having an opening, a clasp 25the plate to the side of the box and the clasp secured to another memberof the box and to the top without departing from the spirit adapted toengage the edge of the said open of my invention or affecting in anymanner ing in the plate, a clasp and plate having 10 its operation.registering openings, and a seal passing Having thus described myinvention, what through the said registering openings, sub- 0 I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patstantially as described. ent, is-- Intestimony whereof I atlix my signature in 1. A seal lock conlnlprising aplate secured presence or two witnesses. 15 to one member of t 0 box orsimilar receptaele, the said plate having an opening for WILLIAM the jawof a compressing instrument,aclasp \Vitnesses: adapted to engage thesaid plate, the plate W. L. VAN SICKLE, and clasp having registeringopenings, and JOHN V. ORB.

